say-so
/ˈseɪsəʊ/noun
in sing.
1- informal the power or act of deciding or allowing something〈非正式〉（做某事的）许可; （决定某事的）权力：
no new employees come into the organization without his say-so.
他不发话新雇员就不能进入编制。
1.1
- （一般作on someone's say-so）a person's arbitrary or unauthorized assertion or instruction无根据的话; 随便说说的话：
I don't stop on the say-so of anybody's assistant.
我不会凭任何人的助手的几句话就停下来。